The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-04-07

Miss Annie Goodloe, OF Alton, is visit
ing the family Of Dr.. W. H. Goode.
Mr.. d. NJ. Jameson. Of Memphis, Tenn,
is on visit to his many Staunton friends.
Mr.. j. B. Pemberton, formerly of this
city, has been elected to the city council of
Charleston.
We are indebted to Hon. H. Il. Riddle
berger and Hon. j. D. Cameron for yalua-
bic public documents.
Mr.. w G. Shelton, of Baltimore, has
been quite unwell for several days. He
is visiting his father in this city Gs
Mrs. j, l.. Luxford, Of Louisville, Ky,
nee Miss Mamie Taylor, is visiting her ia,
Their, Mr.. J. E. Taylor, of this city.
The ladies' of the City Mission will please
accept the VIRe1NIAN's thanks for the
kindlyresolutions adopted by their society.
The Hinton Independent says that Prof.
L. NJ. Turner, formerly of this place.
now of Anderson, viii shortly remove to
Hinton.
We return thanks to State Senator A.
Koiner, for a copy of the Governors mes
sage and accompanying documents relat-
ing to the debt.
Messrs. James Sullivan, Jehu Long. w,
w. Roller, and \. j. Nicholas, of Harrison
burg, were in staunton this week, and fa-
vored Us with call.
H., Il II I4rnvpaap IF fbic oltV &c mr.
chased of Uriah Havener, Of Pocahontas.
10 acres of land upon which is located a
valuable milestone deposit.
On the first of April marriage license
was issued in Washington city to Mr.. Ben
iamin F. Miller and Miss Mary II. Sea-
right, of Stonewall. Augusta county, Va.
Policeman Simpson took good ulster
overcoat from a boy who had evidently
stolen it and was trying 10 sell it for a
song. The owner can get it by proving
property.
The ladies Of The City Mission will have
a sale of ready made clothing at the City
Hall. in the Council Chamber. on Thurs
day and Friday evening, from three till
SIX o'clock Goods will be sold at greatly
reduced rates o. ly for those two evenings.
We are indebted to the Baltimore Man
afactarer' S Record for a beautifully bound
volume, The New South, by NJ. b. Hill
yard. 1t is work descriptive of the
Southern States, noting each State
separately giving their descriptive features
and most salient characteristics. 1t is 8
very valuable work, especially to those de-
sirous of learning the resources and capa
bilities CT the Southern States. and ought
to be in the hands of every intelligent cit
zen as q guide book. We return thanks
to the Record for the volume, as we prize
it for its useful information.
The Culpeper correspondent of the
Baltimore San, under date of the 30th
says: Work has commenced on the
line of the Virginia Midland Railway with
the large granite quarry on the farm o.
| Col. A. w. HaIman, about three miles
/ from town. The road will be about two
miles long. The quarry is expected tt
employ from 50 to 100 hands as soon as The
road is finished Col Hartman has ha(
the granite tested both in Richmord anf
Washington with satisfactory results He
will push the development of the propert,
| for all that is in it. We are gratified> K
learn that the discovery promises so well
The property belonged to the estate o
the late Col. John Bell, of this county
whose daughter. Mr.. W. II. Hannah, Col
Hartman s eldest son, married.